The Southern Nevada Chess Club is looking for a new home! We will be losing our current space at the end of December 2025.
Please see this email message for more details
Las Vegas in Southern Nevada has
a vibrant and active Chess Club
(and other games, too)
We are rated and unrated tournaments each month. See our upcoming tournaments below.
See Las Vegas Review Journal article featuring Bridgeopolis Chess
Our November 20 email update can be found here
Our December 3 email update can be found here
See the flyer for Elementary Chess course starting January 10
December Rounds: Thursdays: December 4, 11, 18 AND Tuesday December 16.
With enough players in two ratings groups, we can have multiple sections. Otherwise, all players compete in one section.
The series is limited to players with ratings above 900. Waivers available for qualified players. We play one round each night for a total of four rounds. Fee: $50 in advance with cash or personal check. Add $2 for Venmo/Paypal.
Registration link coming soon.
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Owen Carver from Cafe do Paraíso and the Southern Nevada Chess Club are providing a 6-Saturday course for kids and their parents. Beginning January 10 and concluding on February 14, all classes will be 3:45-5:00pm. Parent attends free with child registration. No prior knowledge of chess is needed as this class will teach the absolute basics. More info can be found on the Registration Form by clicking the green Registration Link above.
We now have TWO Crokinole boards and a Cornhole set for our players’ enjoyment during Casual Chess and Socializing.
Tournaments coming soon. Click the More Info button above for details
Join us for our Rated tournament for players of skill levels from unrated to u1350. With enough players, we have multiple sections otherwise we combine into one section. This tournament often attracts kids and adults; some playing in their first rated tournament.
The four previous events were very fun with about 12-16 players so we’re doing it again monthly. This is an unrated tournament with three rounds in order to introduce tournament Chess to customers of Café do Paraíso and to offer SNVCC players some practice for rated tournaments. We will have players of all skill levels from none to expert-level. Owner Owen Carver markets his locally-roasted coffee at the Farmers Markets and places a Chess board at his booth. With this, the general public gets to taste coffee and chess. Samples of his very popular coffee will be available at the tournament and awarded as prizes to the winners. SNVCC will award free entries to future tournaments. Raffles too! All details can be found on the Registration Form by clicking the green button above.
NCA is located at 6000 W. Oakey.
There’s a need to teach kids how to play Chess tournaments. This unrated and unofficial educational practice tournament will teach kids the basic fundamentals so they can confidently and comfortably participate in official tournaments after they know how to move the pieces.
We will teach the kids how to use and set Chess clocks, how to take notation, and the mechanics of playing in tournaments according to official rules. To create a positive learning environment, we will have a separate game-within-game to reinforce proper procedures. Each player will start with 25 tokens/points. If they move too fast, forget to take notation or get lost in notation, use the wrong hand to press the clock, forget “touch-move”, etc., they will lose tokens. Positive actions will gain tokens. Prizes will be awarded to the player who retains the largest number of tokens at the end. All players will receive a $5 bill at the completion of the event. We will reinforce what local coaches are teaching them so they will develop the necessary skills to play in local Club, State, and even National tournaments. USCF Membership is not required for this tournament. This tournament will provide time for the kids to begin to understand the reasons behind the rules. Four rounds of G25d5. Intended for kids with no USCF rating or under 550.
Maximum attendance: 20 players.
Minimum age: 7 years old.
Maximum age: 12 years old.
The Southern Nevada Chess Club is a private club. Anyone may join but management reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to remove an individual deemed as rude, arrogant, or failing to exhibit good sportsmanship. It is the responsibility of all players to know and understand the official Rules of Chess.